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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25
COAL VALLEY.

Coal VALLEY. Oct. "a.
The winter seems to be casting its shad-
ows-like coming events.
Miss NJ. A. Reck, of Rock Island, is
visiting Miss Jennie Killing.
Mrs. Smith, of Brooklyn, Iowa. is Wis
iling among her old friends south of
here.
John Hanna and family visited their
folks last week. They reside now in
Bishop Hill.
The decision of the jury IN the Killing
divorce case meets the appreciation of the
people in this vicinity.
Wsrnock's auction last week was well
attended, and the articles exposed went
at fair prices.
John bricks. who lives on William S.
Baiiey's farm, lost Il horse last Friday
night. Ii was found dead in the stable in
the morning. Cause not known.
James Lindsey has after many years
trial got his pension. His back pay up
to time of application, So per month, and
81 after. The amount received when
allowed was 1896
There are n,anber of scholars in our
third room that have entered studies that
will graduate them at the end of the
present term of school, some six in nuns
ber They have Shakespeare readings once
a week
c. d. Gordon had his dry house burned
on Thursday night. 1t contained
20 bushels of seed corn, $50 bush
els of potatoes, $50 bushels oats and 100
bushels of ship stuff, besides lot of tools
and farming implements. How it caught
| fire is not known.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25
Lights in the sixth.

Aids. Edwards and McConoehie
have placed the low lights in the
Sixth ward, the distribution as far
as it has been decided, being as follows:
Third avenue and Twenty fifth street;
Moline avenue and Cable street; Moline
avenue and Elm street; Sixth avenue and
Twenty fourth street: @Seventh avenue
and Twenty-tifth street; Seventh avenue
and Twenty y-seveuIh street: Eighth ave
nue. and Twenty-eighth street One
light is reserved until tue lights in the
Fifth and Seventh wards are fully
determined upon, there being a possibil-
ity of removing the one On Fwenty~
fourth street and placing one on the
bluff at Elm street and old Fifth avenue,
where light is badly needed. The tower
at Twenty sixth street and Fifth avenue
is to remain where it is, instead of going
back into Grtenbush, where il belongs.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25
LET'S BE CAREFUL.
An Alleged Terrible Danger in Natur-
nj Gas.

uE ~tSs
Ii Rock Island is to bore for gas let the
possible consequences be understood be-
forehand According to the Firemen's
Herald they are quite serious, not to say
alarming. That paper says:
Two hundred years ago in China III re
was Just such q craze in natural gas as we
have in this country TODAY. Gas wells
we've sunk with as much vim and vigor as
the Celeslials were capable of, but, owing
to a gas explosion that killed. several mill
lions of people and tore up and destroyed
large district of country leaving large
inland sea, known on the maps as Lake
Foo Chang, the boring of any more
gas wells was then and there
prohibited by law. Ii seems, according
to Chinese history, that many large and
heavy pressure gas wells We're struck,
and in some districts wells were sunk
quite near to each other Gas was light
ed rs soon rs struck. as in this country.
1t is stated that one well, with its unusual
pressure, by its induction or back
draught, pulled down into the earth the
burning gas of smaller well. resulting
in a dreadful explosion OF large dis
trict, destroy ing the inhabitants thereof
Lake Foo Cham rests on this district
The same catastrophe is imminent in this
country unless the laws restrict further
developments in boring so many wells.
Should a similar explosion occur, there
will be such an upheaval as Will dwarf
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

Don't forget that you are invited to
take your first-class supper, commencing
with nice stewed oysters, and running
through the gamut of cold turkey, ham,
tongues and roast meats, pork and beans,
hot brown bread, coffee. rolls, etc, all for
80 cents, beginning at 6 O'Clock Thurs
day. at Armory hall Also, this is the
place where you can see the most beauti-
full fancy articles ever on exhibition. suits
able for Christmas and birthday presents,
for wife sweetheart or friend. So on
Thursday and Friday evenings don't go
anywhere else but to Armory hall, where
the great hospital bazaar is to be held
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

Tomorrow evening at Harper's theatre,
will appear the distinguished artistic
Beatrice Lieb. The New York Dai!y
Nt3os says:
Last evening Miss Beatrice Leb closed
a successful engagement at the Lee
Academy of Music, Brooklyn, as Ole
Somervi!ie, in Mr.. Taylor's comedy
drama, "lnfatuation. Mr.. Taylor has
been very fortunate in securing so excel
lent representative for the eXqnisitely
drawn character OF the young wife-Olie
Somervlle-in the person of Beatrice
Lieb. From the moment of her coming
upon the stage, beauty of face, a figure
of the finest mould, graceful carriage, air
of refinement, modest self possession, no
bility of countenarce and a deep musical
voice gained for her the heart Of the au-
dience. All these advantages, supple
mented by naturalness in her acting, m ak t
Miss Lieb the idea! of the part Whether
as the happy, loving wife Of act first, the
simulated French wOman-Mle. Pauline
Duplessier-of the second, the injured
and outraged wife of the third. or sadly
yearning in the last act for the return OF
her husband, whom she had driven from
her home, she never fails to score all that
there is in the character and with such
good effect that she is at once the talent
ed and acknowledged Ole
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25
MUST HAVE BEEN MORRIS.
A Benefactor's Deed Ia EhicagO---A
Former Moline Boy in Trouble
started Life. Over A.ais

otmrf h0Hse B0y IN tf0uDi--
Started Life Over AEaia.
The Chicago Journal says "a benefac,
tor, whose actions have some OF the bluff
whole-souled characteristics Of Capt. W.
G. Morris. ex-sheriif of Rock Island
county, and now Of Chicago, appeared at
the trial Of DR.. Abbott, formerly of Mo-
line, in Chicago" The journal makes a
somewhat ridiculous blunder at the out
set, but it may be excusable on the
ground that the paper was doubtless
misled by the fact that Morris ordered bis
carpets and other furniture for the sher-
ifs apartments of the county Jail before
the day of election which made john NJ
Reticker sheriff. Nevertheless those who
knew the ex-rorouer would credit him
with just such an act as that described be
low, aud he Is in all probability the gentle
man referred to Young Abbott, formerly
of Moline, was arrested for selling m edical
works, which he had stolen from different
city physicians, at a secondhand store
The trial came no Saturday, and before
the case had hardly begun, the above
quoted paper says a business man ap
peared in the court and called
the complainantS to one side. He
told them how AbbOtt's mother had
spent her entire means in educating her
son as a physician. aud how the boy mad
studied hard and graduated with high
honors in the Rush Medical College
class of 1882. Young Abbott, he said
had then hung out his sign but had been
unfortunate, and the patients didn't come.
Meantime, the few dollars left 10 his
widowed mother were rapidly melting
away to furnish the means of subsistence,
snd though the two were so economical
that they lived on 30 cents day, starva>
ton soon stared them in the face 1t
was to furnish his mother with food that
Abbott took and sold the books. and the
young doctors friend asked for mercy
Some of the rooks had been recovered
but some of the physicians were dissstis,
fed. Then. the Good Samaritan pulled
out $35 and proposed to divide the sun
pro rata among the losers of the books
This was agreed to, and each doctor tool
his share. They then interceded for Alb
bott with Justice r. H. White, and q
suspended fine of $50 was imposed, tn,
execution being stayed The business
man turned TO Abbott and putting S5t
bill in the young mans hand, said
New, my boy, 90 away from town ant
start life anew" Abbott went away witt
bowed head, and was soou followed by
the doctors who had regalned a portion
of the value of their books.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

Ice cream, at krell & Math'.

Ice cream, at Kreli & Maths.
Oysters, oysters. atKrell & Maths.
Oysters served in every style at Krell t
Mathis.
Scroll and bracket wood at Kingsbury
& Sons.
New dates. new hgs al krel II Maths
confectionery.
Choice celery and oysters at c. c.
Truesdsle's
Greatest wrap aud cloak sale ut Nc
Caoe Bros, This week.
Those fine Minnesota potatoes have
just come, AZ c. c. Truesdale's.
Bishop Perry, of Davenport, landed in
New York from his tour abroad Sunday.
The fair and festival IN Turner hail is
well ATTENDED. Single admission ten
cents.
Go to Krell Is Maths and get a dish of
those fine, large New York counts served
in any style.
The Freeport Y NJ C. A is attempting
to arrange for lecture by Rev. sam
Jones in December
Were You in the crush at McCabe Bros.
yesterday They will have a crowd all
the week at their cloak and wrap sale
Wsnted-Au industrious boy, sixteen
to eighteen years old, to take care of
horse, milk COW aud make fires Enquire
at ARGUS Office.
Antique oak, walnut ami cherry ladies'
writing desks; an elegant line of the
latest designs gust received at CIemanus
Il SalZmanns.
Did You hear anything drop? Yes.
The prices on wraps Newmarkets and
jackets dropped SO far yesterday that it
was heard all over town
Burglars were discovered in Alpbons
Mosenfelder's house on Twentieth street,
Sunday night. The burglars were
frightened away by the servant.
A car load (more or less) Of ladies' and
childrens cioaks just arrived at Otis Cor
belts. in postoffice block, with more TO
follow, ranging in price from $50 to
| $25:
A delicate question in etiquette has
been propounded by an exchange. Ii
| asks: If lady's hustle comes off while
she is on the street, is it good manners
for a gentleman TO pick it up and give il
| to her
A handsome cabinet containing til.
presidents Gaze, the records and other
valuable property Of the County Olt
Settlers society, was deposited in th'
vault in the office of Circuit Clerk Bow
man yesterday for safe keeping.
ClemanBs 4 Saizmann, the enterpris,
ing and popular dealers in furniture, hav,
Just received fine stock of antique oal
and chamber suits, the finest and Iarges
stock in the three cities; also a beautiful
ine of lace and silk curtains.
Last night the thermometer got dow
to the lowest point it has registered lhi
season. Yesterday morning there wa
ice. but last night the mercury shove
ten degrees lower-22 above. Frost ap
peared on the windows where there wer
no fires this morning.
Manager Lowrey is arranging wit
President Davis of the Merchants Ele,
tric Light company for the introductio
of incandescent electric light in ever
room in the Harper house Mr., Louvre
believes the electric light to be cIeane
safer and more economical than gas.
Prophet Foster, the fraud of the Bu
lington Haiokeye, cheerfully declares thi
Indian summer may now be exnected
control the weather more thar half Il
time from this till the I'd of Iovembe
aud this will be the time to get ever,
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

No more St. Paul packets this season
The Libbie Conger will be up Thurs
day, bound for Dubuque only.
The Mary Morton will be down Friday.
and will run between Dubuque and 81.
Louis the remainder of the season.
The Sidney went over the rapids at
daylight this morning; the last Diamond
10 steamer for the head of navigation this
season.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

Paul. the seven year-old son Of Con
gressman and Mrs. W Il. Gest. died at
2 O'Clock this morning at the home OF his
parents, 1903 Second avenue, of diph.
liberia, with which the little fellow was
stricken last Wednesday. Drs. Craig,
Eyster and Plummer were all called in,
and everything possible was done to
check the ravages of the disease. but
without avail, and the little sufferer
found relief only in death. Paul was an
unusually bright child, very well known
and beloved by all His death is a terri
BILE blow to his parents MIR. and Mrs.
Gest have four other children, living but
none are SO far afflicted with the disease
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25
Wedding Anniversaries.

Mr., and Mrs. Phil Mitchell celebrated
their tin wedding last evening. They
were the recipients of many presents
some more useful than ornamental.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ohlweiler observed
the twentieth anniversary of their wed
ding Sunday in a pleasant manner. 6
number of their neigbbors being invited
in, and the afternoon was spent socially.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

thing in order for an unusually bad
spell of weather that will include more
than half the days of next month"
The Rev. c. L. Morgan, of Moline, has
written letter dated Oct 10Th, saving
he has engaged passage on the steamer
Celtic, of the White Star line, which sails
from Liverpool on the Goth. He expects
to arrive in Moline about Nov II, and TO
preach on Sunday, Nov. 13. He has
written some excellent letters to the Mo-
line Dispatch during bis travels in the
old world.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25
a Coming Event.

For several months past the ladies of
tie Hospital guild have been making ex-
tensive preparations for the bazaar to be
held Thursday and Friday evenings in
Armory hall for the benefit of st. Luke S
hospital. There will be seven handsome
ly decorated booths, in which will be sold
a delicious supper, ice cream and cake,
confectionery, and the most beautiful and
varied assortment of fancy articles ever
displayed in the city. Ii is earnestly
hoped that the public will bear this bazsr
in mind and patronize 1t literally. Fur
thcr particulars will be given.
NJ. G. HOFFMAN, Sec,
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

Uncle John Warner and Messrs, Henry
Carse, John Ohlweiler, Aug. Herkert, A.
D. Huesing, c. F. Gaetjer and Others are
rigging up their guns and tackle prepar-
atory to an expedition down into the
wilds of New Boston. The gentlemen
are all experienced sportsmen and they
intend to make havoc among anything
that flies. They expect to bring back
car loads of game, with more TO follow
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25
The Child Of the Mother

In LeClaire, Iowa, last week, the pious
wife of river captain was caring for d
sick neighbor when the dinner hour
came. The father and children surroun-
ded the board without her. As the young
er daughter, five years of age, was seated
in her special chair, SAID, Now. I'll be
mama" and bowed her head to ask a
blessing: 20 Lord, we thank Thee we
are all here except mama; bless these
these-chicken to our good, and--apd-
and-make il snow awful much, and
aud-for Christ's sake, amen.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

The following which was handed into
the ARGUS office today, gives promise of
the settlement Of pending domestic diff
cultirs and is selfexplanatory:
| have this day requested my attorney
to dismiss the suit for separate mainten>
ance which | have brought against my
husband, D. Roy Bowlby. Iregret the
suit; il was not properly considered by
me before beginning it. voluntarily
now withdraw 1t.
Mrs d r. BowLAY.
Rock Island, Oct. "a. 1887.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

The Great R0Ck Island &C.. r / & P.
r. r } offers Il choice of routes beyond
the Missouri river on both single and
round trip tickets First class excursions
every week. Rates as low as The lowest
Trans composed Of elegant dsy coaches
suprr5 dining ears. magnificent chair
cars and Puliman palace slet ping cars.
For fail information, address, f. A. Hol-
brook, Il. T. " p. A.. Chicago, III.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

"Sleep breathes at last from out thee,
my little patient boy" 0hi yes. certain
ly. But that child would have cried all
night with his foot, if it had not been for
a timely bottle of Salvation Oil. Only
twenty-five cents expended brought him
rest.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

Mature must give wny to sri, and
the most severe cold must Weld to DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

Girls who have plaid tops to their
walking shoes are ordinarily the ones
who use slang expressions.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25

Various shades of plum color are super
seding the heliotropes Of the season Just
past.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-25
CALL and EXAMINE
a few of these lot numbers
on OvercOats.


on OvercOats.
7472 Can't be beat, only s. 80
$3.50 The best in the markets 3 so
1852 A good heavy ulster, 5 rs
1901 Tritfle better 6 90
$3.50 All wool fur collars
and cuffs 9 90
5000 All wool chinchlilla
black, 9 90
5O59 All wool chinchilla
brown, 9 90
2916 All wool corkscrew
worsted black 9 so
291S All wool corkscrew
worsted brown, 9 80
1921 Our Leader, satin
lined, Melton, Is 90
1926 All wool, chinchilla
with beaver collar
and cuffs, Is so
5055 Our beautiful line of
61S6 Melton, Kersey's
1924 and Chinchillas. at IS 90
31S7 The finest coat in the
2S19 three cities, genuine
1882 beaver collar and
cuffs. 90 90
We also have a full line of
Boys and Children's Overcoats,
too numerous to mention.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23
The Veto.

Editor Register.
Until it was fairly understood,
many old soldiers and others,
severely criticized President Cleve-
land in. his veto of the dependent
Pension Bill" 1t was generally un-
derstoOd by every one, that under
the provisions of the bill, that any
ex-soldier or sailor, having seen
three months of actual service, and
having an honorable discharge,
having disability of such a ma
ture as to partially or totally dis
able him from supporting his fam
lily by manual labor and he. being
dependent on his manual labor for
his support, should be entitled to a
pension of s12, for such total dis.
ability, aud in a less degree accord
ing to his disability, and further
he was 10 receive this pension
whether his disability was con-
tracted while in the service or not.
But on inspection of the bill it
can see at once that such was not
the case, ouly in part, for under
this bill there was to be no differ.
emit ratings, but a specific sum, i. E.
s12 per month, and in order tc
have obtained this, a soldier would
have to prove a disability thai
wholly incapaeitated him from the
performance of manual labor, and
that he was dependant on his daily
labor for his support. The bill on
its face is an insult to the soldie,
as 1t makes him undertake to prove
himself as poor as a pauper, to OBJ
tain its benefits. The pension roll
as it now stands is an honorable one
this no one can deny; and the gallan,
boys who wore the blue will no,
tamely see it otherwise. The
amount of money it would take
should not be taken into consider
alton. This Government was saw
ed by the brave old soldier boys
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23
pain Facts Plainly Put.

Ii our farmers are not as prosper
GUS and wealthy in this county as
they might be it is their own fault.
1t is not the fault of the land, or
of the climate, or of anything in
locality and its opportunities.
The chief reason why the farm
ing population is not as a whole,
more prosperous, is because nobody
among them seems to appreciate
the advantages of moving for the
general good in order to promote
the individual welfare.
Our farmers are not united.
They are not organized.
They do not study the general
good.
They do not cooperate in any
line of public policy for promoting
their interests.
A single example will illustrate
what we mean. Take the case of
our public roads. They are worse
than a blight to the farms. No far
mer can prosper in this county TO
any considerable extent, while we
have almost impossible roads for
six months in the year. 1t is i'm
possible.
Yet who cares for improving the
roads2
Who cries out againstethis condi-
tion2
What farmers voice is heard in
behalf of improved roads7
Who ever heard about conven
ton of farmers in this county for
considering the road question?
Whoever saw a convention of
half dozen farmers in this county
for any purpose other than a polit-
ical convention?
Are there half dozen farmers
in the county who can be persuatl-
ed to head movement for the i'm
provement of the roads?
Is there sinlge farmer in the
county who will undertake to advo.
cate or lead such movement?
Has anybody any interest in the
most vital question which concerns
our farming population?
This, we say, is the trouble. Our
farmers do not unite; they do not
act; they do not even speak for the
general good. Every fellow leaves
it to some other fellow to remedy
the evils and remove the draw
backs, and hence the whole pop
ulation remains passively buried
in the mud.
These are plain truths, frankly
stated. They suggest the remedy,
and it is not worth the while for us
TO say more than this.-Neo Domir-
ION.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23
Trustees Sale

BIZ virtue Of deed of trust made by
l. V. n. Thomas and Ruth A Thomas,
his wife, to the undersigned trustee,
bearing date the LIST day of July, 1881,
and recorded In the Clerks Office of the
County Court of Mason County, West
Virginia, IN Trust Deed Book No. 5,
pages 464 and 465, will sell on
"WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9rH, 1897, at
II O'Clock a. M. on the premesis, all the
following described real estate, that Il to
say: A certain tract OF parcel of land
lying and being on the waters OF the
Ohio Eighteen Mile Greek, in ClendeHin
district, about five miles from the Ohio
river and near the public road leading
to Charleston, w. Va, being the same
tract of land conveye,i 70 James Brown
By ]. II. Couch and wife by deed bear
ing date on the 22d day of June, 1881.
Said tract OF land Is bounded as follows
Beginning at stone marked J. III. c..
original beginning corner of which this
tract IS part; thence y. Alp, E SO poles
70 stone set IN the ground, marked v.
+ with three white oaks as pointer.
thence n 1919 w crossing Mud Run at
a poles, m AL l91 poles and 20 links to
stone set IN the ground. marked v. T.
with white oak and hickory pointers;
thence = 4O1s, + 96 poles 70 rock in
siae Gaseys fence, marked J. II. c..
thence ;. 494S Z. 100 poles to the be.
ginning, estilnatesl to contain II4 acres
and SO poles The above land Is highly
!mprOveds has about so, acres cleared
land, comfortable dwelling and out
houses.
TER1ts OF SALE-0 One third in cash ON
day Of sale and the remainder In two
equal lnstalyments, with interest on d.
ieIred payments from day OF sale. and
the payment of the deferred instaIIments
and interest 10 be secured BY notes with
good security and the legal tale to be
retained as further security.
JOHN s. HANLY, Trustee.
Feb.24U